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MLB Attendance Trends
One month into the season, let's check out the early returns from box offices around the league. Similar to other statistical analysis, we are dealing with a small sample that could potentially skew results, for…
Should Jesus Montero be Sent Down?
In June, Jesus Montero played in 23 games - catching 8, serving as designated hitter 14 times, and drawing a pinch-hit walk on June 24. Unfortunately, his June splits are a crime scene. In June: 2 BB, 24 K's, 1 RBI, 0…
Blake Beavan's Poor Pitch Selection
Reconnaissance work on Starting Pitchers for the upcoming season brought me to Blake Beavan of the Seattle Mariners. Beavan is not, yet, expected to win a spot in big league rotation, but he’s 6’7” 240 lbs. and he…
Jesus Montero in the Tools of Ignorance
Yahoo posted this AP picture on their site from yesterday: Mariners fans, and Jesus Montero fantasy owners, hope he protects his bare hand on defense. There was no corresponding story on yahoo, but at least we see Jesus…
2011 MLB Attendance Trends
The last time we took a look at Baseball-Reference 's nifty " 2010 vs. 2011 Attendance " page, the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays had the most improved attendance, while crowds for the LA Dodgers and Seattle…
Hyperbole, I has It
Walked into the office this morning to see Hall of Fame writer, Peter Gammons, tweet this : From one who knows pitching:"The command and stuff Pineda gets from that angle is uncanny. He could end up better than Felix"…
King Felix as Jules Winnfield
Have you seen these photos? Courtesy of @ OctagonBaseball , here are shots from an ESPN Mag shoot of the Mariners' Garrett Olson and Felix Hernandez dressed as Pulp Fiction 's Jules and Vincent. Felix is the best.…
Adrian Beltre Sweepstakes
The Detroit Tigers signed Brandon Inge to a 2-year $11.5 million contract extension this afternoon. Inge is known for being versatile and playing very good defense at third base. Adrian Beltre is by far and away the…
Quick Thoughts from Week One
It’s been a busy morning with a lot of complications, so here are some quick random thoughts after one week of the season. I still have no idea who will win the AL Central, but I wish I hadn’t picked the Indians. Every…
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